Active Server Pages Introduction

 

Course specifications

Course number: ASP20-101

Course length: 2 days

 

Course description

 

Overview: Students will learn the benefits of using ASP technology to create dynamic, data-driven Web sites. The course introduces the ASP Object Model, several built-in ASP Components, Scripting Objects, and the ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) Model.

 

Prerequisites: HTML 4.0 Introduction &  HTML 4.0 Advanced, Programming Introduction, JavaScript (Level 1) or Visual Basic 6.0 Introduction, SQL Fundamentals of Querying; or equivalent knowledge.

 

Delivery method: Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

 

Benefits: Students will learn how to create dynamic, database-driven Web sites. Hands-on tasks follow programming concepts, so that students can immediately implement what they learn.

 

Target student: Students needing to transform their static HTML-only Web site into a dynamic, data-driven Web site that accesses databases, uses COM components, dynamically serves information from a variety of sources, and much more.

 

Performance-based objectives

 

Lesson objectives help students become comfortable with the course, and also provide a means to evaluate learning. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

 

        *      Describe what ASP is, what platforms and applications support it, and the role of scripting languages, objects, and components in ASP programming.

        *      Use Server-side Includes to improve Web programming efficiency through modularization.

        *      Describe the role of the ASP Response object and use its Write, Redirect, and output control properties and methods.

        *      Describe the role of the ASP Request object and use its Form, Query String, and ServerVariables collections to obtain user-supplied information and environment details.

        *      Determine the value of cookies in maintaining user state and use the Cookie collections of the Request and Response objects.

        *      Describe what ASP components are and use the Server object to instantiate ASP components.

        *      Use the Ad Rotator, Browser Capabilities, and Content Linking components.

        *      Describe the difference between ASP applications and sessions and use the Global.asa file to launch

                application and session events.

        *      Describe what Scripting Objects are and use the Dictionary, FileSystemObject, and TextStream objects to further enable your ASP Web sites.

        *      Describe the relationship between ASP and ADO and create a database connection from a Web site.

        *      Use the Recordset object to display database records, create on-the-fly combo boxes and option groups, and filter records based on user input.

        *      Add, update, and delete records in a database using both ADO and SQL query methods.

        *      Use stored procedures and parameter queries to improve database access on the Web.

        *      Create a data browser that allows forward and backward recordset browsing and a paged recordset display system.

Active Server Pages Introduction

 

Day 1

 

Course content

 

Lesson 1: Introduction to ASP

What is ASP?

ASP Scripting Languages, Objects, and Components

 

Lesson 2: Server-side Includes

Using Server-side Includes

Using Dynamic Server-side Includes

 

Lesson 3: The Response Object

What is the Response Object?

The Write Method

The Redirect Method

Controlling Output

 

Lesson 4: The Request Object

What is the Request Object?

The Form Collection

The QueryString Collection

The ServerVariables Collection

 

Lesson 5: Cookies

What are Cookies?

The Response.Cookies Collection

The Request.Cookies Collection

 

Lesson 6:  ASP Components, Part 1

What are ASP Components?

The Server Object

The AdRotator Component

 

Lesson 7:  ASP Components, Part 2

The Browser Capabilities Component

The Content Linking Component

 

 

Active Server Pages Introduction

 

Day 2

 

Course content

 

Lesson 8: Applications, Sessions, and the Global.asa

What are ASP Applications and Sessions?

What is the Global.asa?

 

Lesson 9: Scripting Objects

The Built-in Scripting Objects

The FileSystemObject Object

The TextStream Object

 

Lesson 10: ASP and the ADO Model

ASP, Databases, and ADO

The Database Environment

Connecting to the Database

 

Lesson 11: Viewing Database Records

Working with Recordsets

Creating Combo Boxes and Option Groups

Filtering Records

 

Lesson 12: Adding, Updating, and Deleting Records

Adding Records to a Database

Updating Records in a Database

Deleting Records from a Database

 

Lesson 13: Stored Procedures and Parameters

Using Stored Procedures

The Command Object

Parameter Queries

 

Lesson 14: Advanced Recordset Techniques

Editing Records with a Data Browser

Paging through a Recordset